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profusion crabapple in pot?
curly2
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Can I grow a profusion crabapple tree (malus moerlandsii) a pot? I only have a small gravel front garden and would like to grow in just in a pot. Do they come in small varieties. Thanks
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Have a look at this information on the OrangePippin site about growing fruit trees in pots:
http://www.orangepippintrees.co.uk/articles/growing-fruit-trees-in-pots-and-containers
In essence, yes you can but you'll need a large pot - 60cm or larger diameter and about the same depth. If you can find one on a dwarfing rootstock all the better, but growing them in pots will naturally keep them smaller than if planted in the ground. Once it reaches the maximum size you want after a few years, you'd have to keep it in check by regular summer pruning.
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